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Anyone know of anywhere which actually carries this stuff and has it in stock?

Why do so many companies list stuff they have for sale when they don't actually have any in stock.. and don't actually tell you that it's not on hand when you order...

techguy wrote:Anyone know of anywhere which actually carries this stuff and has it in stock?

In case you can't find any, many spray lubes are based on lanolin and alcohol. You can get a bottle of liquid lanolin on amazon for about £8.00 and 1 litre 99% isopropyl alcohol for a similar amount. They are usually mixed at a ratio of about 1:10. The home made version works superbly, is easy to mix, and comes to about £15 per litre compared to one-shot at about £40 per litre, and you'll never have to shop around for a specific brand again. I was surprised to read some of the reviews of one-shot - one guy even resorted to blowing up his stock of "one sh!t" with tannerite!

Thanks for the info Rox, I think I'll give that a go!

Cheers, Adam

techguy wrote:Thanks for the info Rox, I think I'll give that a go!

In that case, here's a little more info, and I suggest you do a little research to flesh out the details, e.g: https://www.google.com/search?q=lanolin+case+lube

Here are some of the purchase options for the lanolin:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Health-A50 ... 0014AWF0S/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Liquid-Lanolin- ... 00028MLKC/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Heritage-Store- ... 00016WUHO/

Some of these may be shipped from the USA (my last order was), but I think there may be UK-stocked options now.

I think 99.9% Isopropyl alcohol is what you want for the mixture. Verify with what you find in the search above.
You can also use lanolin in non-liquid form; it needs warming to mix and it may settle-out in storage. IIRC Dromia uses this. I use the liquid version for an easy life.

You'll need to experiment a little to get the application right, and it will depend on the spray bottle you use, but whatever you do it is essential to let the alcohol evaporate before use. My routine for a tray of 500 .308 cases is as follows:

10 squirts from my sprayer, then roll the cases around in the tray to spread the film of lube.
Repeat a second time.
Repeat a third time.
Leave for 20 to 30 minutes to evaporate the alcohol.

The resulting film is very thin.

I use a hand sprayer, something like the one below. Atomisers where you push the cap to spray can be too fine and clog easily.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gardening-Alumi ... B006BXEN5S

I use this company for storage jars for things like case lube, Ed's Red etc, and for dropper bottles, buckets for tumbling media etc etc:

http://www.ampulla.co.uk/Glass-Winchest ... p-194-975/

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Really useful, thanks so much! :)

techguy wrote:Really useful, thanks so much! :)

Seconded clapclap

Thirdeded!

Happy lubing guys!

and remember: lube thoroughly but sparingly!

I use the lanolin mixture too, I had my IPA from a seller on evilBay and it came in a spray bottle

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-X-1-LITRE-I ... 3a80226a0b

The only issue I find is that the lanolin separates out when it is left for a while in a cold garage but just leave it on the radiator or in a jug of hot water for a while and give it a shake and it is good to go again. I use a zip lock bag for lubing the cases, two or three squirts is sufficient for 50 or so 308 brass

I made 1L using the liquid lanolin/99.9% Isopropanol, it is good but still not as good as the RCBS Case Slick spray (not aerosol) which you can't get over here.



Luckily I still have quite a few bottles I brought back from the US on the last trip.